Finnish Oven Pancakes (Pannukakku)
This high-rising traditional Finnish dish is a crispy exteriored cross between a pancake and a custard. Perfect for topping with both sweet and savoury goodies
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons butter 1/2 of one stick, cut into three or four pieces
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk preferably whole milk
- 1 pinch of salt
- up to 4 Tablespoons sugar optional
- splash of vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. When the oven temperature reaches about 300°F, place an 8- or 9-inch cake pan or 10-inch pie plate in the oven with the butter in it. The butter should melt, but not brown, while the oven finishes heating.
- Place the eggs, f lour, milk, salt, sugar and vanilla (if using) in the carafe of a blender. Fix the cover in place and blend on high, stopping to scrape down the sides if necessary, until the mixture is smooth and even. When the oven is fully heated, and the butter is fully melted, pull the oven rack out far enough to work safely and pour the batter into the hot pan. Push the rack carefully back into the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the oven pancake has puffed quite high and is a deep golden brown. You can test the doneness by quickly inserting a butter knife in the center of the oven pancake. If the knife comes out clean, the pancake is done.
- Remove the pan from the oven, cut immediately (it will deflate some, so don't worry!) and serve topped as desired.
Notes
Here are some topping ideas: If you add the sugar to the batter... * Powdered sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice * A handful of fresh or frozen berries * A sprinkle of brown sugar and drizzle of maple syrup * A dollop of fruit jam * Apples sautéed in butter and caramel sauce (oh help.) * A dollop or five of sweetened whipped cream If you omit the sugar... * Sausage gravy and chopped green onions * Beef or venison stew * Gravy
Nutrition
Calories: 314kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 10gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 199mgSodium: 189mgPotassium: 174mgSugar: 3gVitamin A: 685IUCalcium: 102mgIron: 2.2mg
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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